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Housing in DE55 4PB

What the homes in DE55 4PB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Selston
Council
Ashfield
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,538 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (39.8%). Flats make up 14.2%, well below the 22.2% across England.

DE55 4PBEngland
Detached28.3%22.9%
Semi-detached39.8%31.5%
Terraced17.6%23%
Purpose-built flat13.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DE55 4PB area is broadly in line with that, at 66.9%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 15.2% of households against 20.5%. 42.7% own outright and 24.2% with a mortgage.

DE55 4PB
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15%
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England
  • Owned66.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented15.2%20.5%
  • Social rented17.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

DE55 4PBEngland
Owned outright42.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan24.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.7%18.2%
Other private rented2.6%2.2%
From the council14.4%8.3%
From a housing association3.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 36.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

DE55 4PBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 21.5%. 21.8% of households include dependent children.

DE55 4PBEngland
Living alone, under 6621.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.6%12.8%
Couple, no children16.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.8%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Ashfield

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Ashfield, August 2026, +4.9% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.

AshfieldEngland
All homes£795£1,459
One bedroom£560£1,195
Two bedrooms£725£1,335
Three bedrooms£847£1,489
Four or more£1,194£2,161
Detached£1,042£1,640
Semi-detached£847£1,449
Terraced£776£1,435
Flat or maisonette£632£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood DE55 4PB sits in (Selston): about 1,538 residents.

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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